In his work and in his home, Barnaba Fornasetti carries on his
father's singular vision, surrounding himself with poetic, whimsical, and surreal creations

Living Room

Living Room

As the head of his family’s design firm, Barnaba Fornasetti has an in- nate sense for reinterpreting the whimsical furniture and decorative objects created by his late father, Piero, whose inimitable style has captivated the design world for decades. At his home in Milan, Barnaba has been just as faithful in honoring tradition, turning the ancestral resi- dence into a living tribute to the Fornasetti style.

In the living room of Barnaba Fornasetti’s Milan villa, the collection of mirrors includes vintage pieces by his father, Piero; a lacquered cocktail table with a trompe l’oeil design holds a group of limited-edition vases from Bitossi Ceramiche.

Bedroom

Bedroom

Located in the Città Studi district, the red, Venetian-style villa is tucked away in the shade of an old garden. Inside, the rooms brim with furniture and curios— screen-printed trays, ceramic vases, a bar cart adorned with trompe l’oeil bows—that skirt the line between decoration and art.

A bedroom features Fornasetti’s Nuvole wallpaper by Cole & Son, a chair with a Corinthian-column back, and a 1950s chest of drawers; the Antonangeli Illuminazione table lamp is from the ’90s, and the Italian gilt-wood mirror is 18th century.